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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2024
TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1542, Catherine Howard, fifth wife of King Henry VIII, was executed on grounds of treason for committing adultery. In 1945, Allied aircraft began bombing the German city of Dresden. In 1960, France successfully detonated its first atomic bomb. In 2000, the last of Charles Schulz’s original “Peanuts” comic strips ran in Sunday papers, one day after the cartoonist’s death. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Grant Wood (18911942), artist; Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919-1991), singer/ actor; Chuck Yeager (1923-2020), aviator; Kim Novak (1933- ), actress; Stockard Channing (1944- ), actress; Jerry Springer (1944-2023), TV personality; Mike Krzyzewski (1947- ), basketball coach; Peter Gabriel (1950- ), singer-songwriter; Henry Rollins (1961- ), singer- songwriter; Neal McDonough (1966- ), actor; Randy Moss (1977- ), football player; Mena Suvari (1979- ), actress. TODAY’S FACT: The central event of author Kurt Vonnegut’s celebrated novel “Slaughterhouse-Five” is the Allied bombing of the city of Dresden during World War II. Experts estimate the number of civilian casualties to be 25,000. TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1920, the Negro National League was established at a YMCA in Kansas City, Missouri, becoming the first Black professional baseball league. TODAY’S QUOTE: “What good does it do to be afraid? It doesn’t help anything. You better try and figure out what’s happening and correct it.” -- Chuck Yeager TODAY’S NUMBER: 290 -- estimated number of nuclear weapons in France’s stockpile as of 2023. TODAY’S MOON: Between new moon (Feb. 9) and first quarter moon (Feb. 16).
Sweet potatoes are enjoyed throughout the year, but their popularity may peak during fall and winter when they are an important part of holiday meals. Sweet potatoes were cultivated in Central or South America at least 5,000 years ago. They eventually were introduced to Europeans by explorers like Christopher Columbus, and soon these bright-orange delights became staples of diets across the globe.
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In 2024, the Cleo L. Craig Child Development Laboratory will mark a full century on the Oklahoma State University campus, serving children and families as well as preparing future early childhood educators.
Read moreCity of Seminole officials are asking the city council to take action next week to make room for a new housing development on Boren Blvd., near the roundabout.
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News Release A large delegation of campus and community leaders representing Seminole State College attended Higher Education Day at the Capitol in Oklahoma City Thursday, Feb. 8. The event, sponsored by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE), is held annually to demonstrate the value and importance of higher education in the state.
Read moreIn an effort spearheaded by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond, Seminole Nation Chief Lewis Johnson has joined other tribal leaders in asking Congress to provide adequate funding to the Crime Victims Fund.
Read moreThe February release from the Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) shows the City of Seminole, which has a 0.04 percent sales tax, saw a drop in tax revenue for the month of February compared to last month. lower compared to February last year.
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